adept

Meanings

• adjective

  Skilled in a particular area; proficient.

  - "She is an adept programmer."
  - "The adept musician played the piano beautifully."

• noun

  A person who has mastered a particular skill or art.

  - "He is considered an adept in martial arts."
  - "The adept magician performed amazing tricks."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with adept
heft , left , relief , rief , sneaft

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Variants

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adept , adepter , adeptest , adeptly , adeptness , adeptnesses , adepts

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Forms

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adepts, adeptly, more adept, most adept

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Etymology

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From Old French 'adept', from 'adaper', to adapt, prepare.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'adept' was originally used in the context of alchemy and magic.

2. The word 'adept' is derived from the Latin word 'discipulus', which means 'pupil' or 'student'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Expert: Someone who has extensive knowledge and skill in a particular area.

2. Master: A person who has complete knowledge or control of a subject or skill.

3. Proficient: Skilled or competent in a particular area.

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Quotes

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1. Madison, Jefferson's lifelong friend, collaborator, and political ally, was quizzical and skeptical. His mind was less capacious and less elevated than Jefferson's, but more … original, and instinctively contrary. Less learned than Jefferson, his verbal skills inferior, he was almost pedantically alert to inner complications, and so, though less "adept" a politician, he was more consistent.

   - Bernard Bailyn,{it}To Begin the World Anew{/it},2003

2. Three small figurines carved of ivory from mammoth tusks have been found in a cave in southwestern Germany, providing stronger evidence that human ancestors were already "adept" at figurative art more than 30,000 years ago, an archaeologist is reporting today.

   - John Noble Wilford,{it}New York Times{/it},18 Dec. 2003

3. Barnum was especially "adept" at pulling back one curtain after another, keeping the audience in a state of panting uncertainty, perpetually postponing the revelation of what was "really" going on.

   - Jackson Lears,{it}New Republic{/it},12 Nov. 2001

4. The Angels exploited center-fielder Bernie Williams's weak throwing arm in the division series against the Yankees and are "adept" at scampering from first to third on hits to the outfield.

   - Jack Curry,{it}New York Times{/it},20 Oct. 2002

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'adept' is often used to describe a character who has mastered a particular skill or art, such as magic or martial arts. In some contexts, it can also refer to a student or apprentice. In art and music, the term 'adept' is used to describe a master or expert in a particular field.

How to Memorize "adept"

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the sentence 'An adept artist always paints adeptly'.

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